For local organizations, check out our local contacts and affiliates page.

National Sites
American Civil Liberties Union
Includes extensive information on ACLU Immigrant Rights Project programs and lawsuits.

American Friends Service Committee
Offers a broad overview of AFSC's many projects addressing a variety of issues in movements for social justice. Includes information about AFSC projects across the country focused on immigrant rights.

American Immigration Lawyer's Association
National Association of Immigration Attorneys. Includes information about lawyer referral service.

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Site for only national advocacy organization dedicated to the health concerns of Asian Pacific Islanders, including immigrants and refugees.

Church World Service Immigrant and Refugee Program
Includes information on CWS programs to address conditions for immigrants and refugees. Includes FAQs about refugees.

Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
Provides information about trafficking, as well as links to related articles, organizations, and research sources.

Equal Rights Advocates
Dedicated to ensuring equal rights for all women. Highlights include sections on "affirmative action and you" and "immigrant women and work."

www.farmworkers.org
Bilingual website includes info on farmworker organizing, history of Bracero Program, and efforts to educate the public on the plight of agricultural workers.

Forced Migration Project of the Open Forumarchives of work, publications, and related materials are available. Materials focused on issues of migration related to the former Soviet Union and the former Yugoslavia.

International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship (ICMEC) A scholarly-based research center operated out of the New School University. Provides information on academic research around migration.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Features section on asylum program focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and HIV+ immigrants.

ILW
"The immigration portal," provides links and information on resources for immigrants, lawyers, and employers.

LatinoLink
Informal and oriented to Latino culture. Features top news stories, and offers chat and conference options. Includes some immigration related information.

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
Focuses on protecting the human rights of all people, including immigrant and refugees, on both national and international levels through the creation of legal policies and institutions.

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Civilrights.org is a joint project of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference Education Fund. Features links to thousands of other organizations working to promote equal opportunity on a variety of civil and human rights issues.

Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
Gives information on issues pertaining to bi-national couples, immigrants with HIV/AIDS, gay and lesbian immigrants, and those seeking asylum based on sexual orientation.

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
Home of the Detention Watch Network and information about LIRS' asylum projects.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
MALDEF is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and promote the civil rights of the more than 29 million Latinos living in the United States. Site features action alerts and policy updates.

Micasa-Sucasa
Allows individuals to share their immigration experiences through an online open forum, particularly focusing on the impact of recent immigration laws.

Migration Dialogue
Coordinated through UC Davis, offers links to a number of forums on migration issues. Features the online newsletter Migration News detailing the preceding month's immigration developments around the world.

National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
The Consortium works to advance the legal and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans through litigation, public education and public policy, with a focus on anti-Asian violence prevention and education, voting rights, immigration, naturalization, affirmative action, language rights and the census.

National Clearinghouse on Agricultural Guestworker IssuesProvides legislative updates, action alerts, and background information on agricultural guestworker issues.

National Council of La Raza
A nonprofit organization established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Latinos. Site features information on immigration program.

National Immigration Forum
Provides information on activities of national advocacy organization for immigrant and refugee issues based in Washington, D.C.

National Immigration Law Center
Focuses on policy advocacy, impact litigation, and providing publications, technical assistance, and training.

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers' Guild
The National Immigration Project is a network of immigration lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers, and legal workers who work to end unlawful immigration practices. Features information on projects for immigrant women, detainees, HIV+immigrants, and more. Also includes comprehensive "brief bank" for attorneys.

National Korean American Service & Education Consortium Focuses on culture, education, and other related issues of concern to the Korean community, including immigrant rights.

Oxford Refugee Studies Program Documentation Centre
Online library allows you to enter a keyword and receive a wealth of information on refugee issues.

Political Ecology Group (PEG)
Includes useful tools to address the arguments that immigration causes overpopulation and has a negative impact on the environment.

Political Research Associates (PRA)
Provides up-to-date reports on the activities and proposals of the political right, and offers analysis of threats from conservative groups.

Sweatshop Watch
Provides links to sweatshop campaigns around the U.S. and the world, and offers extensive reports and articles.

StateServe
Provides current and exclusive state legislative information on welfare reform and immigration. State legislation is broken up into categories including: cash assistance, medical assistance, nutritional assistance, and naturalization.

Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Offers extensive access to current research and issues facing the Latino community.

United Methodist Committee on Relief
Assists churches in direct ministry to persons in need in the areas of emergency response, hunger and poverty, and refugees and immigration.

The Urban Institute
Features non-partisan policy research on numerous social and economic issues on both local and national levels.

International Sites

International Sites Asian Migrant Center
Hong-Kong based organization anchors regional network for issues facing migrant workers in Asia. Comprehensive website features links to migrant organizations in Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, Korea, Thailand, and more!

December 18
Online Network for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers, designed around December 18, the international day for solidarity with migrant workers.

Directory of European Ethnic Minority and Migrant Organizations
Provides a unique listing of more that 10,000 organizations.

Global Campaign for Ratification of the Convention on Rights of Migrants
Site of the International Steering Committee of the Global Campaign for Ratification of the Convention on Rights of Migrants. Includes history and current updates around campaign.

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Website Includes comprehensive links list to migrant rights' organizations around the world.

Migrants Rights International
Migrants Rights International is the independent global monitoring body focusing on human rights of migrants. Site features information on 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, migrant NGOs, and index of international organizations.

National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
United Kingdom-based coalition campaigning for the rights of immigrants, in particular those facing deportation.

Sans Papiers
Website for the movement for the rights of undocumented African immigrants in France. Also includes immigration reports from throughout Western Europe. Available in 11 languages!

Sin Fronteras
A Mexico City-based organization working for the human rights of migrants and to provide immigrants with social and legal assistance. Bilingual in English and Spanish!

Southern Africa Migration Project
Resource listing, research updates, and migration news alerts for Southern Africa. Focused on regional migration.

Third World Network
An independent non-profit international networks of organization and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World, and North-South issues.

UN World Conference Against Racism and Xenophobia
Website Contains information about the 2001 conference to be held in South Africa.

WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations
A collection of links to major Internet resources in the field of migration and ethnic relations worldwide.

Anti-Immigrant Groups

Please Note: Following are links to anti-immigrant groups that demonstrate how immigrants have been increasingly scapegoated for economic and social problems. By familiarizing ourselves with anti-immigrant arguments, immigrant rights advocates and organizations can construct stronger platforms and strategies for creating social change. NNIRR is in no way affiliated nor supportive of the following groups.

Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS)
California-based organization founds its anti-immigrant arguments on fears of over-population and concerns about environmental quality.

Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
National organization argues that immigrants negatively impact "education, health care, government budgets, employment, the environment [and] crime" in the U.S. Features useful news updates on immigration issues.

Negative Population Growth
Washington D.C.-based organization links environmental degradation, decreased "quality of life," and immigration.

Voices of Citizens Together
California-based group blatantly attacks immigrant rights and social justice activists, focusing in particular on Latino/a organizations. Jam-packed site is possibly the most directly negative and anti-immigrant site of all listed.